Waterproof overalls



J1me 1930- M. REINGOLD WATERPROOF OVERALLS Filed May 21, 1929 :lllililflillllllllll iailrlitlllllllrl III!! I!! II II II INVENTOR ATTORNEYS WITNESSES I Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES MEYER REINGOLD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK WATERPROOF OVERALLS Application filed May 21,

This invention relates to waterproof overalls and has for an object to provide an improved construction which will be comfortable and which will effectively shed water while standing or sitting.

Another object is to provide improved waterproof overalls wherein an insert or shield is arranged adjacent the lower part of the front opening in order to prevent water from running interiorly of the overalls when sitting down or bending.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide waterproof overalls which may be open at the front and which is provided with a guard or shield having adrain opening so that any Water passing through the front opening will be caught and drained to a point exteriorly of the garment.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the garment, disclosing an. embodiment of the invention, the same being shown on a figure;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front View of the center part of the garment shown in Fig. 1, with the front opening thrown back, for illustrating the shield arranged adjacent thereto;

Fig. 3 is a detail fragmentary sectional View through Fig. 1 on line 3-3, the same being on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary sectional view'through Fig. 2 on line 44, the same being on a somewhat enlarged scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the pants or trousers portion of the overalls, and 2 the jumper or main body. Suitable constricting members 3 are provided for the arms and legs, to make a comparatively tight fit, while the front opening 4, is adapted to be closed by any suitable fastening means 5, as for instance, the well-known slide fastener now on the market. When the fastening means has completed closed the opening 4, ordinarily water cannot enter the garment, but sometimes it passes in through the opening 4, and partly wets the interior parts of the garment. Also, when a person wearing the garment sits down, some of the water will drain through the opening 4' and wet to a more or less extent the gar- 1929. Serial No. 364,850.

ments worn beneath the overalls. In order to prevent this, a shield 6 is provided which extends from the point 7 at the bottom of opening 4, upwardly a desired distance. In the accompanying drawing the guard 6 extends upwardly for about one-half the length of the opening, though it could be made to extend further up if desired. When this guard is used and a person sits down any water passing through the opening will be caught by this guard and will drain downwardly and finally out the eyelet 7, which acts as a drainhole or drain member. The guard 6 is preferably of the same material as the remaining part of the overalls and is secured along its 5 edges 8 and 9 to the body or jumper 2 by adhesive or lines of stitching. In order to provide an ample fastening, lines of stitching 10 an 11 are provided and also strips 12 and 13 which overlap the folded-back ends of guard 6. From Fig. 3 it will be noted that the flap 14 covers the opening 4 and the fastening means 5.

What is claimed is:

In a waterproof overalls, a body having a front opening disengageable fastening means for closing the opening, a shield extending from the bottom of the opening upwardly for approximately half the distance of the opening, and an eyelet positioned in said body near the bottom of the opening, acting as a drain for draining water from between the front part of the overalls and the shield.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 18th day of May, A. D. 1929.

MEYER REINGOLD. 

